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  <h2>Getting Started? Try...</h2>
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       <a href="https://www.openmymind.net/mongodb.pdf">
         The Little MongoDB Book
         <p>The ultimate introduction to MongoDB can be found in this concise and easy to read free ebook</p>
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  <h2>The MongoDB Collection</h2>
  <p>A collection of essays on mastering MongoDB.
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    <li><a href="/Demystifying-Write-Durability">Demystifying Write Durability</a></li>
    <li><a href="/Multiple-Collections-Versus-Embedded-Documents">Multiple Collections vs Embedded Documents</a></li>
    <li><a href="/ObjectIds-Are-Predictable">ObjectIds Are Predictable</a></li>
    <li><a href="/Speedig-Up-Queries-Understanding-Query-Plans">Speeding Up Queries: Understanding Query Plans</a></li>
    <li><a href="/Speedig-Up-Queries-Re-Imagining-Your-Data">Speeding Up Queries: Re-Imagining Your Data</a></li>
    <li><a href="/Whats-A-Padding-Factor">What's A Padding Factor?</a></li>
    <li><a href="/Does-My-Replica-Set-Need-An-Arbiter">Does My Replica Set Need An Arbiter?</a></li>
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